…‘Lord Rudolph’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ was only cut down two years ago yet already a wonderful show from the regrowth. Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’…

…its full glory. Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ Camellia ‘Dream Boat’ is a new one to us. Better when fully open. Camellia ‘Dream Boat’ Camellia ‘Dream Boat’ A rather…

…Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ measured beside Lizzie’s hand. Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ Caerhays bred Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’ Rhododendron Golden…

…the three ‘Lasca Beauty’ ‘Dream Castle’ – a sparse flowerer ‘Dream Castle’ ‘Royalty’ ‘Royalty’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ strutting its stuff. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ One of Jaimie’s new magnolia hybrids and…

…CHW To Belvoir Castle for another round of planting below the castle itself. A very fine Prunus cerasifera amid the fog. Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasifera Some of the magnolias planted…

…Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ below the Pound is just out. I looked on Monday and nothing doing then. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ First flowers on Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’. Camellia reticulata ‘Dream…

…Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Shiraz’ and Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’. Magnolia ‘Shiraz’ and Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ Magnolias as a castle backdrop. Magnolias as a castle backdrop…

…the castle this morning. Having been at the show for the last 3 days they may have been here earlier. I would have expected them earlier with the SE winds…

…noticeably different leaf form to our older plant from Penrice Castle and a denser more upright growth habit. Compare these pictures to a day or two ago. Carrierea calycina Carrierea…

…(gift from Penrice Castle) growing well in full sun. Quercus liebmannii Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ full out in front of S. formosanus var. formosanus which has just gone over. Styrax…

…soldanella (Photo by Colin French) Maggie Semmens in ‘Grandma’s Castle’ as the sign says at the lower lodge. We both agree that we need a haircut! Maggie Semmens in ‘Grandma’s…

…out. Most peculiar they are too. I have seen species of Aristolochia with better and larger flowers than this. Aristolochia sempervirens Tropaeolum ciliatum is in full flower on the castle…

…been out with his drone taking fabulous pictures of the castle. Caerhays Aerial Porthluney Caerhays Beach Aerial After the rain the first mushroom of the season appears on the bank…

…his plants. A rare aberration from the then protocol. Chordospartium stevensonii (coastal plant seen at Ventnor)Carriera calycina (original plant here from Penrice Castle) Cornus kousa ‘Xanthocarpa’ (yellow fruits – very…

…Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ Cattle below the castle. Cattle below the castle 2024 – CHW Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ with its purple anthers. Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’…

…‘Meteor’ 2024 – CHW The flies in our bedroom (all castle bedrooms) are reaching monumental proportions as the hundreds of house martins which have bred under the castle battlements this…

…castle which was then being undertaken by two elderly garden staff. The operation of a vegetable garden supplying the house was obviously uneconomic then and remains so today. The old…

…many years finally succumb to gravity? A tough old historic tree which can certainly be seen in pre World War I pictures of the castle. Cryptomeria japonica Cryptomeria japonica A…

…of flowers in each panicle. Meliosma tenuis Meliosma tenuis The first 2 flowers out on the first of the 5 different, ancient Camellia sasanqua’s along the castle wall. About a…

…this before and, worse still, the huge pink Camellia sasanqua just down from the castle side door. No flower at all three days ago when I looked. Today, in the…